Egon

Don't waste your time

Revisado: 04-05-18

As a fan of Jason Bourne movies, I thought I would enjoy the book. Not so! The story is trite and ponderous, made all the more unenjoyable by Scott Brick's performace. He wants to over act parts that just don't make it. Te story wanders all over the place, and is tough to make much sense of. Not that there is much sense to be made of in the first place. Find something else to enjoy,

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Sophistic Noise and Nonsense

Revisado: 04-26-17

Ponderous, boring, overdone, lacking any kind of direction, tedious, etc. Maybe this book is directed at African-American audiences, who may be able to appreciate it (though I doubt it), but it annoyed me to the point where I stopped listening after the first volume.

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A Waste of Time

Revisado: 01-21-15

I am not sure what the author wanted to convey with this story, but it doesn't make it. Aside from it being ridiculously gory, the story line is weak at best. I am still trying to figure out what this was supposed to convey. I considered ending my torture half way through, but thought there would be some redeeming values. There weren't any. Don't make my mistake.

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Great story, great performance.

Revisado: 09-08-14

Frank Muller's rendition of this fabulous story is wonderful. Pat Conroy's use of language comes out sounding like poetry in the telling of this epic story. I loved it all. Not having seen the movie, I cannot imagine that it could do justice to this work.

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Unbelievable, and Over the Top

Revisado: 01-10-14

The story is totally ridiculous, unbelievable and Scott Brick's performance only makes it worse. The story itself is over-dramatic where it doesn't have to be (or maybe it does, because it is so thin) and Brick, who tends to overdramatize everything anyway, has a field day. All of which made me, the listener, get very annoyed and wonder what I was doing listening to this stuff. I can't even say that it was a waste of time - it goes beyond that. What was the point? And why so long?

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A bit over the top

Revisado: 09-24-13

While the story is exciting and suspenseful in many respects, it gets tedious listening to the never ending hardships of the crew of the Endurance. You have to ask yourself, why would anyone do this in the first place? If this were made into a movie, it would pass as a horror show, not a reality show. And, as such, it wouldn't be all that great. The author did a creditable job in telling the story, but the problem is it's the story. And, the narration is fine, but again, it's the story. If you must, enjoy.

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What a waste of time!

Revisado: 08-29-13

I don't know where the author dreamed up this nonsense. The story is so ridiculous to almost be funny, but it is supplemented with nonsensical attempts at sensitivity which just don't resonate. Scott Brick does his best, but the whole story, with all its non-directional twists and turns leaves even his artistry limp and languid. There is almost no real story line, it just weaves from one theme to another, and each seems detached from the others. I was tempted to just end it several times, but wanted to see if there would be some redemption before it ended. There wasn't!

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Wonderful story, well told

Revisado: 02-20-13

Laura Hildebrand has done an heroic research job in putting together a story that is truly amazing. It almost reads like a novel, but when you realize that this is a true story, it makes it even more terrific. This is a wonderful book, which never gets tired, and keeps your interest high throughout. Moreover, the narrator has given the book the attention it requires, and does a fabulous job in telling the story.

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Riveting, but Gruesome in parts

Revisado: 01-23-13

DeMille's story is, as usual, very interesting and compelling. Interest remains high throughout, and it moves very fast. Some of the descriptions of killings are a bit over the top, and I wondered why some of the gory details where necessary. But overall, I enjoyed it, and would recommend.

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Overdone piece of work

Revisado: 11-30-12

Coben is at his most verbiose worst. The story is intriguing, but his narrative is much too overbearing, and becomes tedious. Scott Britt's reading does nothing to relieve this sense of overplay, if anything, he adds to it. The story, which is complicated and intricate, is good, but way too long, and I found that I just wanted it to end and be done with. Normally, I love Coben, but maybe because this was written years ago, things were different.

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